All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. Blandy Pridgen The older I grow the more I love poetry, certainly not all of it but much more than when […]
All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. Robert Scott Our South Carolina state legislature is now back in session, and due to COVID-19 funding support to states from […]
All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. By Sigrid Fowler The Book of Psalms ends with loud expressions of unsubdued praise. The final three psalms are all about glorifying God, as if […]
This is the second year that COVID has made it impossible to hold the Annual Camellia Tea which brings many visitors into downtown Edgefield and celebrates the camellia blossom. It is traditionally held at the Magnolia Dale House Museum near the Valentine date. The Camellia blooms are abounding, the cold having scarred some with edges of brown, […]
A balloon release was held at Douglas Elementary in Trenton, S.C., to honor the memory of A’lana Keels, a first grader who tragically lost her life due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident last week. The event was held Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 8:45 a.m. Each first-grade student released a balloon in A’lana’smemory. The event was attended […]
By Linda Nidiffer All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. I am not a lawyer. I have never played one on T.V. I have as a part-time high school […]
By Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. As a society, we always need to be on guard against prejudice regarding “the other,” people who are different from “us” […]
Sigrid Fowler All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. I’m not sure I understand it, but the Bible, it seems, is full of loud sounds. On the simplest […]
By Blaney Pridgen All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. In previous contributions to the Advertiser, I have made brief reference to the popular distinction of one being spiritual-but-not-religious. […]
Edward “Ed” Duffie Winn, 82, of Orangeburg, SC, passed away January 18, 2022 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Parnell officiating. Burial will follow in Duncan Chapel Cemetery. Honor Guard will be members of the South Carolina […]